PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Buakaw Por Pramuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romano S (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Por Pramuki
vs
S

174 cm
24
163 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

180 cm
29
160 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buakaw Por Pramuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romano S!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Por Pramuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Por Pramuki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and S counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Por Pramuki is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Por Pramuki swinging wildly here.
S lands with an overhand left.
Por Pramuki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by S.
Por Pramuki throws a nice looking combination but S bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
S keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Por Pramuki.
Por Pramuki throws a combination that misses
and S counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Por Pramuki is lucky that one didn't land flush.
S scores with a jab to the jaw.
S lands a head kick. Por Pramuki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
S slips a jab and a cross from Por Pramuki.
Por Pramuki throws a series of strikes that have S backpedaling.

It looks like Romano S has been cut.
Por Pramuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and S counters with a right hand to the body.
S lands with a kick to the ribs.
S tries to clinch there but Por Pramuki circles away.
Por Pramuki misses with a double jab
and S connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
S jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
S comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
S connects with a single shot there.
Por Pramuki throws a jab but it's blocked by S.
S lands with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Por Pramuki misses its intended target.
Por Pramuki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Por Pramuki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
S tries to clinch up.
Por Pramuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Por Pramuki takes a kick to the side of the head.
Por Pramuki throws a combination that misses
and S makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
S uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Por Pramuki has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
S scores with a sloppy right hand. Por Pramuki should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
S looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
No joy there for S, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Por Pramuki misses with a double jab
and S counters with a head kick.
Por Pramuki throws a body punch but S moves out of range.
Por Pramuki takes a kick to the side of the head.
Por Pramuki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Por Pramuki misses with a two punch combination.
Por Pramuki swings and misses with a shot to the body

and S counters by moving into the clinch.
S leaning against his opponent.
A short right from S on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, S creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
S effectively controlling the action here.
S gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Por Pramuki tries to break free but S pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from S.

It looks like Buakaw Por Pramuki has been cut.
S is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
S creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Por Pramuki's defenses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by S.
Por Pramuki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
S lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
S missing with knees to the body.
S creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Por Pramuki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables S to keep the fight standing.
S lands an elbow just above Por Pramuki 's eye.
S is pushing Por Pramuki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Por Pramuki blocks an elbow strike from S.
S throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from S.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Por Pramuki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. S just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buakaw Por Pramuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
S scores with a nice hook to the head.
S misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romano S dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

S plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Por Pramuki falls off balance throwing a combination
and S counters with a lovely straight right hand!
S ducks under a wild hook from Por Pramuki.
S throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Por Pramuki does no damage.
S throws a head kick that Por Pramuki semi-blocks.
Por Pramuki throws a combination that misses
and S counters with a left and a right that stings Por Pramuki.
Nice jab there from S.
Por Pramuki misses with a double jab
and S counters with a one-two to the body.
A combination from Por Pramuki does no damage.
Por Pramuki thuds his right hand into S's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Romano S seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Por Pramuki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
S fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuki misses with a double jab
and S counters with a nice kick to the body.
No joy there for Por Pramuki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Por Pramuki throws a combination that misses
and S counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Por Pramuki thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

S has closed the distance and engaged Por Pramuki in a clinch.
S connects with a nasty looking knee right to Por Pramuki's face.
S struggles to land a body shot inside as Por Pramuki controls his hands.
S tries to land knees in the clinch but Por Pramuki avoids the damage to the body.
Por Pramuki blocks an elbow strike.
Por Pramuki has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
S lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
S stalling in the clinch.
Por Pramuki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
S throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
S lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
S throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
S lands a left hand.
S lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Por Pramuki managing to block the knees to the body from S.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
S scores with a shoulder strike.
S is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Por Pramuki takes an elbow to the temple.
S lands a nice elbow.
S lands an elbow just above Por Pramuki 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki blocks an elbow strike from S.
S is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
S is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Por Pramuki is defending well for now.
S displaying some good clinch control by pressing Por Pramuki up against the cage.
Por Pramuki avoids the elbow strike from S, against the cage.
S taking a breather.
S scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from S.
A head punch on the inside from S fails to land.
S is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
S with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
S landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Por Pramuki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. S just stands there and leans against the cage.
S will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Por Pramuki up against the cage.
Por Pramuki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Por Pramuki has had enough of the clinch but S keeps him there for the moment.
S pushes off an throws an elbow but Por Pramuki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romano S showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A combination from Por Pramuki does no damage.
Por Pramuki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A punch combination from Por Pramuki misses.
Por Pramuki misses with a combination
and S counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Por Pramuki misses with a double jab
and S counters with a nice kick to the body.
Por Pramuki misses with an uppercut. S saw that one coming.
S lands a body shot.
Por Pramuki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
S connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Por Pramuki's hands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Por Pramuki misses with a double jab
and S counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Buakaw Por Pramuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

S moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by S.
S lands an elbow just above Por Pramuki 's eye.
Romano S seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
S throws an elbow but it's blocked.
S lands an elbow inside.
Por Pramuki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. S just stands there and leans against the cage.
Por Pramuki wants to break free but S has control.
Stalling in the clinch from S.
A nice glancing elbow lands by S.
A nice left hand lands by S.
S lands an elbow inside that Por Pramuki shrugs off.
S dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
S tries to land knees in the clinch but Por Pramuki avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Por Pramuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Por Pramuki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Por Pramuki misses with a few strikes there.
Por Pramuki misses with a double jab.
Por Pramuki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Por Pramuki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Por Pramuki throws a jab but it's blocked by S.
Sloppy strikes from Por Pramuki. Those never looked like landing.
Por Pramuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Por Pramuki misses the shot to the body.
Por Pramuki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Por Pramuki throws a left and a right that both miss
and S counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Por Pramuki thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
S throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Por Pramuki's head.
Por Pramuki misses with a combination
and S counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Por Pramuki looks to land a combination but S avoids it well.
A cross from S lands.
S works over Por Pramuki's head and body with a nice combination.
S scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Por Pramuki is rocked!
Por Pramuki throws a series of punches but S moves out of range.

S clinches up against the cage.
S looking to throw knees to the head but Por Pramuki is blocking nicely.
S lands an elbow inside.
Nice body punch from S.
S has Por Pramuki pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Por Pramuki is trying to pull guard but S turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
S misses with an elbow over the top.
Por Pramuki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. S just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buakaw Por Pramuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
S lands an elbow inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on S - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
S lands an elbow that stopped Por Pramuki in his tracks for a moment.
Buakaw Por Pramuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Por Pramuki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
S unloads a knee to the mid-section.
S creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Por Pramuki's defenses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Romano S comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well S has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romano S!
An out of breath Romano S thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.